When you eliminate Texas Holdem betting strategies from the poker table, Hold em is nothing more than a game of luck. However, when the chips are on the table poker turns out to be a game of sheer tactics and mental shrewdness
The game of Texas Hold em requires two forced bets (per round) called the big blind and small blind. When the betting comes around to you in a clockwise sequence, you have one of four choices:
1. Bet – When you are “under the gun,” you place an amount of chips equal to the big blind. This goes into the pot.
2. Call – Calling is matching the the amount of the prior bet.
3. Raise – To call a raise requires you first match what another player bet. Afterward you can “raise” to whatever amount you choose.
4. Fold – To fold is simply dropping out of a hand. Nothing to win. Nothing to lose.
When you sit down at the poker table, you will quickly observe there are two extreme bettors.
1. Manic – The Maniac pushes the action, whether he has a hand or not. At first, the Maniac is quick to double or triple his chip stack. For all that, the need for action often...